Alcala Yearbook 2003

Like sw{fi 1mter w1 acfil'e mind nei•er c;((lgnates. -Author Unknmrn &xiies of Water With the sun se tting and ni ght q ui ckl y fa lling, the campu s has grown qui et. The re fl ec ti on poo l has darkened and is lit by the g low ing w indows o f the building behind it. He re the indi v idua l is entire ly a lo ne, as ni ght has taken the bodi es o f students and fac ult y with it... Sitting nex t to the fo unta in , the occas iona l foo tsteps may be hea rd and distant laughte r may be fa intl y di sce rnabl e. ye t o ne qui ckl y rea li zes that the Uni ve rs ity has gone to s leep. Time has passed and now ano the r cl ass w ill g radu ate and take the ir leave of USO. It is a cyc le of ebb and fl ow and as the Cl ass of2003 leaves the Cl ass of 2007 will ent er and become a body of thi s Uni vers ity. Ye t. whil e the body of stude nts co ntinua ll y changes, the body that is at the cente r of US O w ill not. New buildings may take shape and the campu s may phys icall y change, ye t USO will rema in a Catho li c insti – tuti o n dedicated to hi ghe r educati o n. This is what is at the core o f thi s Uni ve rs ity and what constitut es the true body of the Uni ve rsity of San Di ego.

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